A narrative of the adventures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt, only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound : with an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives : embellished with a plate, representing the ship in possession of the savages.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.

Contributor:

Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815.

Robert Dechert Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.

Indian captivities--British Columbia.

Indian captivities.

Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821--Captivity.

Jewitt, John R.

Nuu-chah-nulth Indians--Social life and customs.

Nuu-chah-nulth Indians.

Voyages and travels.

Captivity.

Nootka Sound (B.C.).

British Columbia.

Voyages and travels--19th century.

British Columbia--Description and travel.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Dechert, Robert (donor)

Hand, Thomas B. (autograph)

Hodges(?), John D. (autograph)

Physical Description:

204 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm

Edition:

[Second edition].

Place of Publication:

Middletown [Conn.] : Printed by Seth Richards, 1815.

Notes:

At foot of p. 204: End of the second edition.

"Written by ... Richard Alsop ... [who] drew from Jewett his story, during repeated interviews." cf. Hist. mag., v. 4, 1860, p. 91.

Includes a list of names of the crew of the ship Boston (p. [3]), and a list of words in the Nootka language (p. [4]).

Cited in:

Sabin 36123

Field 777

Cowan (1914), p. 121

Ayer 152

Shaw/Shoemaker 35017

OCLC:

10580573